Chapter 550: Chapter 544: Ma Ran: Blood Lock!

Feeling the lively life force surging within his body, Ma Ran’s eyes appeared slightly odd.

To be honest, this situation wasn’t what he had expected.

In the absence of sufficient interpretation, relying on the feedback ability brought by the audience’s imagination does indeed cause bizarre occurrences, potentially leading to waste.

But this time...

It was unexpectedly strong!

The starlight cells that began appearing at the Twenty-Second Rank of "Burning Martial" massively multiplied, with a quantitative change leading to a qualitative change, completing life evolution and condensing into the Starlight Organ·Liver, marking the completion of the Twenty-Third Rank of "Burning Martial"!

Its specific characteristic is—Ultimate Recovery Power!

Simply put, it directly maxed out Ma Ran’s healing attribute!

Originally, Ma Ran’s physique was already formidable, arguably the toughest and hardest to kill among Earth’s Extraordinary Ones, even more resilient than the UK’s Undying Gentleman, Bradley.

Combined with the super recovery from the Starlight Liver...

It’s like exploiting a glitch in the system.

On the surface, Ma Ran looked miserable, still fiercely battling the Four Gods, appearing to be a man covered in blood.

The reality, however, was...

The sequential attacks of the Four Gods fell upon Ma Ran, causing new wounds, but the old ones were already healed.

The Earth audience watching the live broadcast of this Equatorial Stele divine battle, perhaps not the majority believed Ma Ran would achieve a breakthrough during the fight, but the vast majority of this group hoped he wouldn’t die here!

"Don’t die"—these simple three words were the greatest expectation the audience had for Ma Ran.

No one truly expected Ma Ran to suddenly perform miracles and obliterate the Four Gods from the Divine Court when faced with such odds, but they sincerely hoped he could survive!

Therefore...

The characteristic of the Twenty-Third Rank of "Burning Martial" was to exhibit a very strong survival instinct.

This powerful healing ability, combined with Ma Ran’s terrifying physique, seemed somewhat unfair amongst those at the same level or even slightly above.

When in doubt, lock the blood first!

If you don’t die, infinite possibilities exist!

The battle continues.

At this moment, the blood Ma Ran had shed was almost as heavy as his whole body.

He stood proudly against the wind, swaying, seemingly about to die at any moment.

Yet he remained unyielding, his gaze sharp and fierce as always, exuding an indomitable spirit.

The members of the Guardian Organization mostly gritted their teeth, trembling slightly as they exerted their utmost efforts to perform their duties.

Those tasked with dividing the battlefield divided it, those meant to lock down areas locked them, and those required to provide support did so.

Even so, many members couldn’t help but cast angry glances at Zhao Guanlan, the Profound Immortal.

Zhao Guanlan’s actions were indeed improper.

While others fought bloodily on the front lines, he was idling at the back, feigning disconnection—a veritable teammate saboteur.

The fact that no one present cursed him out or lashed out physically was thanks to Ma Ran’s prestige—he had mentioned this "possibility" to Guardian Organization members before the battle.

Being looked at with eyes full of anger, resentment, displeasure, and disdain, Zhao Guanlan showed no reaction, with a face as thick as Earth’s diameter.

In the live chat, many audience members were also angrily criticizing Zhao Guanlan for hindering the team, while even more expressed admiration and longing for Ma Ran.

"A man remains steadfast until death; witness his skill in mending the heavens!"

"A great man should live like this! If, one day, I could achieve the level of such a prophet, I would have no regrets, even in death."

"Just now my son said he wants to grow up to be a hero like Ma Ran; I’m very gratified. I hope... he still has the chance to grow up, and the next generation of Earthlings still has a chance to thrive."

"Surely there will be! Don’t look at how rampant the Four Gods of the Divine Court are now; once the battles on Martial God’s and God’s sides conclude, the situation will immediately reverse!"

In fact, Ma Ran thought the same thing.

Yet the super recovery ability bestowed by the Starlight Organ·Liver of the Twenty-Third Rank of "Burning Martial" gave Ma Ran the vague feeling...

He could fight these four guys until the end of time, and even outlast them alive!

No matter how many injuries he sustained, how much blood he lost, as long as the energy replenishment from the starlight and sunlight continued, Ma Ran’s healing speed would surpass his bleeding!

In Ma Ran’s view, the cautious preservation of strength by the "Evil" was essentially digging its own grave!

"I’ve tested enough!"

With his gaze meeting Ma Ran’s for a brief moment, Sui immediately made up his mind, his divine thought relaying his decision to his three teammates instantly: "Everyone, stop holding back your strength and focus all firepower to kill this guy!"

Evil was quite confident.

On the surface, the comprehensive combat power of Earth’s side was just slightly inferior to the Four Gods of the Divine Court—not too far off.

Ma Ran’s "faulty deployment" trapped both Evil and Sui in an almost certain death scenario, yet it also led to a "localized gain, overall collapse" for Earth.

It’s crucial to know...

There were clear weaknesses and vulnerabilities on Earth’s side!

Among Earth’s top Extraordinary powerhouses, only Ma Ran mastered the ability to break through the "Avoid" protection!

Once Ma Ran was eliminated...

The outcome was already set!

To defeat Ma Ran, it’s acceptable to pay some costs.

"Alright!"

"I’ll listen to the captain."

"Evil’s judgment is somewhat rational."

After receiving responses from the Three Gods, Evil decisively commanded, "First, kill Ma Ran!"

The Four Gods reached a consensus and began showing their trump cards.

Spiritual attacks, sharp weapon slashes, piercing kills, air composition reorganization...

As they fought, the Four Gods suddenly felt that something seemed off.

This Earthling in front of them...

How could his life be so resilient?

Had blood lock been activated!

It felt like they were striking an indestructible superalloy infused with divinity; they could hear some sound, but no actual result!

Not easily reinvigorated, the Four Gods’ morale fell again, each subconsciously ready to hold back and prepare to betray teammates and flee.

"Started holding back?"

Ma Ran keenly noticed the Four Gods’ change: "It seems these low-level gods sent abroad by the Divine Court aren’t insurmountable either."

"Accustomed to ’blood lock combat’, they have weak fighting spirits, a lack of coordinated action, no determination to overcome obstacles, and lack the will and conviction to tackle arduous tasks."

"Their shortcomings are quite apparent."

Though he indeed couldn’t kill these gods, he could buy time, durably prolonging until the other two battlefields ended, awaiting support from top Extraordinary individuals like Su Qiangwei or Gray.

Amidst his intense battle with the Four Gods of the Divine Court, Ma Ran was restricting their movements when he suddenly realized—the feedback-like acting ability he had just tapped into began slowly increasing again!

Ma Ran could clearly feel that the benefits this feedback could bring were likely to exceed the advancement from the Twenty-Second Rank to the Twenty-Third Rank of "Burning Martial"!

The powerful spiritual power allowed Ma Ran to catch developments below promptly.

Beside the cracked Equator Stele, photographer Extreme Cold Li Xing was rapidly moving his lips, talking continuously as if explaining something to the live stream audience.

"Who is the MVP in this battle"—the answer, clear to Ma Ran, needed no further explanation.

If the battle weren’t so intense, Ma Ran would have found the time to compliment Li Xing.

Unfortunately, the scores of most valuable Earthlings as "audience" were all fighting bloody battles on the other two godly battlefields, otherwise Ma Ran figured the new feedback from the acting ability would’ve been received.